Three-day mourning in Kenya after chopper crash
June 11th, 2012 - 5:00 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, June 11 (IANS) Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki has declared three-day national mourning which begins Monday onwards, following a helicopter crash near the capital Nairobi in which a minister, his ... Read more...
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Tharoor’s cyber-supporters keep growing: 12,000 and counting (Lead, Superseding earlier story)
April 21st, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Three days after his resignation, a portal rallying around the beleaguered Shashi Tharoor has been deluged with over 12,000 pledges of support.
The messages included one from ... Read more...
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Tharoor gets Kofi Annan boost
April 21st, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Former UN chief Kofi Annan has rallied to the defence of his former colleague Shashi Tharoor, asking the people of India to support "good politicians".
"Hi ... Read more...
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US agency joins African poverty alleviation mission
June 12th, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Washington, June 12 (Xinhua) The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) led by former UN chief Kofi Annan has roped in a US aid agency in a mission to help ... Read more...
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Kenyan cabinet meets amid rift over election violence amnesty
May 23rd, 2008 - 1:10 am ICT by admin
DPA
Nairobi, May 22 (DPA) Kenya's coalition cabinet met Thursday amid a rift over calls for an amnesty for those involved in post-election violence that saw over 1,000 people killed. A deal brokered ... Read more...
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